EP2663196A4 - AROMATIC HERBS CUT WITH QUICK FREEZING - Google Patents

AROMATIC HERBS CUT WITH QUICK FREEZING

Info

Publication number: EP2663196A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: quick freezing; aromatic herbs; cut; herbs cut; aromatic
Prior art date: 2011-01-11
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP12733967.9A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2663196A1 (en

Inventor

Nancy Carroll Mercanti

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

HERB SUN Ltd

Original Assignee

HERB SUN Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2011-01-11

Filing date

2012-01-11

Publication date

2015-09-30

2012-01-11 Application filed by HERB SUN Ltd filed Critical HERB SUN Ltd

2013-11-20 Publication of EP2663196A1 publication Critical patent/EP2663196A1/en

2015-09-30 Publication of EP2663196A4 publication Critical patent/EP2663196A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

230000008014 freezing Effects 0.000 title 1
238000007710 freezing Methods 0.000 title 1

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23B—PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
- A23B7/00—Preservation of fruit or vegetables; Chemical ripening of fruit or vegetables
- A23B7/04—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
- A23B7/0425—Materials not being transported through or in the apparatus, with or without shaping, e.g. in the form of powders, granules or flakes
- A23B7/0433—Materials not being transported through or in the apparatus, with or without shaping, e.g. in the form of powders, granules or flakes with packages or with shaping in the form of blocks or portions
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23B—PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
- A23B2/00—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general
- A23B2/80—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
- A23B2/805—Materials not being transported through or in the apparatus with or without shaping, e.g. in the form of powders, granules or flakes
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23B—PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
- A23B2/00—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general
- A23B2/80—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
- A23B2/85—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling with addition of or treatment with chemicals
- A23B2/88—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling with addition of or treatment with chemicals with direct contact between the food and the chemical, e.g. liquid N2 at cryogenic temperature
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23B—PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
- A23B7/00—Preservation of fruit or vegetables; Chemical ripening of fruit or vegetables
- A23B7/14—Preserving or ripening with chemicals not covered by group A23B7/08 or A23B7/10
- A23B7/144—Preserving or ripening with chemicals not covered by group A23B7/08 or A23B7/10 in the form of gases, e.g. fumigation; Compositions or apparatus therefor
- A23B7/148—Preserving or ripening with chemicals not covered by group A23B7/08 or A23B7/10 in the form of gases, e.g. fumigation; Compositions or apparatus therefor in a controlled atmosphere, e.g. partial vacuum, comprising only CO2, N2, O2 or H2O
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23B—PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
- A23B2/00—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general
- A23B2/80—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
- A23B2/803—Materials being transported through or in the apparatus, with or without shaping, e.g. in the form of powders, granules or flakes
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23B—PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
- A23B7/00—Preservation of fruit or vegetables; Chemical ripening of fruit or vegetables
- A23B7/04—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
- A23B7/0425—Materials not being transported through or in the apparatus, with or without shaping, e.g. in the form of powders, granules or flakes
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
- F25D3/12—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using solidified gases, e.g. carbon-dioxide snow

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Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
Zoology (AREA)
Food Science & Technology (AREA)
Polymers & Plastics (AREA)
General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Preparation Of Fruits And Vegetables (AREA)
Agricultural Chemicals And Associated Chemicals (AREA)

EP12733967.9A 2011-01-11 2012-01-11 AROMATIC HERBS CUT WITH QUICK FREEZING Withdrawn EP2663196A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201161431709P	2011-01-11	2011-01-11
PCT/US2012/020953 WO2012097072A1 (en)	2011-01-11	2012-01-11	Fast-freezing chopped tender herbs

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2663196A1 EP2663196A1 (en)	2013-11-20
EP2663196A4 true EP2663196A4 (en)	2015-09-30

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP12733967.9A Withdrawn EP2663196A4 (en)	2011-01-11	2012-01-11	AROMATIC HERBS CUT WITH QUICK FREEZING

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
US (3)	US10194681B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP2663196A4 (en)
WO (1)	WO2012097072A1 (en)

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2012
- 2012-01-11 EP EP12733967.9A patent/EP2663196A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2012-01-11 US US13/979,318 patent/US10194681B2/en active Active - Reinstated
- 2012-01-11 WO PCT/US2012/020953 patent/WO2012097072A1/en not_active Ceased
2018
- 2018-12-18 US US16/223,790 patent/US10912318B2/en active Active
2021
- 2021-01-04 US US17/140,629 patent/US20210120849A1/en not_active Abandoned

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JPH03130037A (en) *	1989-07-17	1991-06-03	Mitsuo Ishihara	Herb and method and device for utilizing the same
US5858446A (en) *	1994-09-02	1999-01-12	Byron Australia Pty Ltd	Processed fresh herbs and method of making
EP1197151A2 (en) *	2000-10-12	2002-04-17	FRoSTA Aktiengesellschaft	Process for herbs treatment with microwaves
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Publication number	Publication date
US20190116848A1 (en)	2019-04-25
US20210120849A1 (en)	2021-04-29
US10912318B2 (en)	2021-02-09
US10194681B2 (en)	2019-02-05
EP2663196A1 (en)	2013-11-20
WO2012097072A1 (en)	2012-07-19
US20140147573A1 (en)	2014-05-29

Legal Events

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2013-11-20	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20130812
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2016-10-19	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20160330
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